Sleep duration is part of heart health essentials
Proper sleep is essential, and a widely used scoring system for heart and brain health is being redefined to reflect that.
Since 2010, seven modifiable...
A new way to treat alcohol-associated liver disease
Scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found a new pathway that helps explain how consuming too much alcohol causes damage to the liver, specifically mitochondrial...
Even light alcohol drinking may increase risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome
Scientists from the National Medical Center in South Korea found drinking more than half a standard alcoholic drink a day (equivalent to 7g of...
Your handgrip strength is linked to your brain health
Scientists from the University of California in San Francisco found that among men and women, handgrip strength is associated with measures of cognitive brain...
Bad weather creates perfect storm for asthma sufferers
It's an old line: "Everyone complains about the weather but no one is doing anything about it."
But if you're a person with bad allergies...
Weight loss drugs may help stop COVID-19
Scientists from Oregon Health & Science University found the virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system.
This creates cellular...
Belly fat: a common cause of high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes
Scientists from Uppsala University found that visceral fat is a major contributing risk factor for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
They found that there is...
Light during sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure in older people
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found that older people who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were much more likely...
Cold temperatures could reduce inflammation, fight obesity, improve insulin
Scientists from Joslin Diabetes Center found that exposure to cold temperatures reduced inflammation in obesity while improving insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance.
They also found...
How to deal with ‘COVID-somnia’ and sleep well at night
Scientists from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found about 56% of Americans have "COVID-somnia," an increase in sleep disturbances during the pandemic.
They found in people...